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Current Trends in Education

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Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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Jose Ferreira Steps Down as Knewton CEO, Eyes Next Education Startup

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Few technologists have championed the role of big data, personalized learning and many other education buzzwords as vociferously and for as long as Jose Ferreira. He claims to be among the first to coin this approach as “adaptive learning.” What’s all the buzz about adaptive learning really about?

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions. CLASSCRAFT ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND QUESTS MARKETPLACE FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING ( www.classcraft.com/?utm_source=techlearning.com&utm_medium=referral

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'The Brave Little Surveillance Bear' and Other Stories We Tell About Robots Raising Children

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I delivered this talk today at the NMC Summer 2017 conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Thank you very much for inviting me to your conference. The robot, or rather a seemingly living automaton in “The Sandman,” veers towards “das unheimlich.” Why and where. There’s Olympia in E.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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For updates on the other major LMS providers – or at least, dispatches from their annual conferences, read Mindwires’ Consulting on Instructure , Blackboard , and D2L. In education, both algorithms and data are integral to the push for “personalization.” Subscribe to their blog. ” But what did Facebook do?

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Everything you need to know about AI in education

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If we go back to the War of 1812 lecture example, we can see the value of adaptive learning if we instead embrace these tech advancements. Rather than putting a pause on instruction, how marvelous would it be if a teacher could program their own avatar to teach a lesson on a day they have to be out sick or at a conference?

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“UCL to investigate eugenics conference secretly held on campus,” says The Guardian. ” “ Personalized learning gives students a sense of control over chaotic lives,” says The Hechinger Report , in a very glowing look at the Summit Public Schools ’ ( Facebook -built) learning management system.